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CONSTRUCTION

The plastic instrument panel

features raised detail, but the

instrument dials and decals for

the dials are flat. Eduard provides

a pre-coloured etched panel in

two parts that, once placed over

each other form an extremely

realistic-looking replica, especially

if you add the wiring to the back of

the panel, which I did. (Eduard’s

pre-coloured, self-adhesive

placards and instrument dials

are the icing on the cake).

I used a fine drill bit to make

pilot holes in the moulded-on

instrument rears, then superglued

in lengths of fine copper wire,

which were then twisted together

to form the bundles of wire seen

behind the panel. Thin strips

of masking tape were wrapped

around the wire bundles to

represent the fasteners that hold

the individual wires together. As

the clear nose makes this area

very visible, I think this simple bit

of detail work is well worth it.

While on the subject of drilling

holes, don’t forget to drill the hole

in the wing root in Stage Seven,

which allows the motors and wires

to pass into the wings. Revell

includes two drill bits in the kit, but

they are 0.8 mm in diameter, which

is not big enough to make the holes

to the motors to pass through.

Going back to the instrument

Basic etched parts being added to the kit’s

cockpit

Wood veneer used to simulate the wooden floor

Eduard replaces or adds parts which are

simplified or missed off to the kits interior

Starbord cockpit wall undergoing painting and

detailing

Part I59 with pre-cut masks added to the

inspection panels

Rear cockpit wall with the moulded detail

removed from the radio faces, and improved

etched detail added

Pilot’s side of the cockpit

Radio operator’s seat receives an etched document

case and a hinge for the folding head armour

Etched wood grain floor

One of the kit’s un-

delicate rudder pedals

The rather hefty sprue

attachment gate

Eduard’s pre-coloured placards bring the grey cockpit to life

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